GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outmoded | not being in style |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |